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Ardbeg 1967 Kingsbury 29 Year Old #922

Lot: 312673

Ardbeg 1967 Kingsbury 29 Year Old #922

Winning Bid: £14,500
(Reserve has been met) This lot currently has: 18 bids

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Lot:
Distillery: 
Ardbeg
Age: 
29 Year Old
Vintage: 
1967
Region: 
Islay
Bottler: 
Kingsbury
Cask Type: 
Ex-Sherry
Bottled Strength: 
54.6%
Bottle Size: 
70cl
Distillery Status: 
Operational
product Details

Ardbeg 1967 Kingsbury 29 Year Old #922

This is an incredible bottle of old sherry casked Ardbeg, bottled by Kingsbury's of Japan.

Kingsbury are Japan's most sought after independent bottler. They were founded in 1989 by Eaglesome, the high-end deli in Campbeltown that was purchased by J & A Mitchell & Co of Springbank distillery, and turned into one of the region's finest whisky merchants. They initially bottled Kingsbury's exclusively for the Japanese market, before the label was acquired by native firm, the Japanese Import System. They have released a number of some of the most collectible whiskies, including a Bowmore 1966, and two dark sherry casked Ardbeg, this is one of them.

Indeed, this particular cask is the highest rated Ardbeg on Serge Valentin's WhiskyFun.com, receiving a staggering score of 97 points. He had this to say, "…It’s got everything."

Distilled on 8th March 1967 and matured in single sherry cask #922 until June 1996. 

You would not think it to see it now, but Ardbeg had a difficult time of it for much of the 20th century. The distillery was bought in a joint venture between Hiram Walker and DCL in 1959, both intending to supply their blends. The subsequent years were very successful, but DCL backed out in 1979 (closing many of their other distilleries a few years later), and Hiram Walker then struggled in the 1980s era oversupply when interest is blended Scotch was waning. They closed it down for the majority of the decade. It re-opened briefly in the 1990s before being revived for good by Glenmorangie plc in 1997. The lack of demand in the period prior to this, thankfully, saw a lot of casks sold to independent bottlers, many of which have gone on to become legendary releases.

The rising demand for its product in the 1970s meant that Ardbeg was forced to stop using its own malted barley, instead buying it in from the neighbouring Port Ellen maltings. The result was a change in the style and profile of the distillery's whisky, and pre-1974 vintages such as this are incredibly sought after by connoisseurs and collectors alike.

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